President Biden of the United States is welcoming Prime Minister Albanese of Australia on October 25, 2023 for an official visit and state dinner. The two leaders will reaffirm the strength of the U.S.-Australia alliance and the evolution of its reach beyond defense and security into a force for increased prosperity and innovation across the…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:57 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Okay, so I wanted to start today, once again, by calling out an unprecedented harm that Senator Tuberville’s actions have to our famil- — have to our military readiness and military families, to every branch of our armed forces, disrespecting those who…
ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit 2022, Joint Vision Statement
WE, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States gather on the occasion of the ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit, the first-ever to be held in Washington, D.C., on 12-13 May 2022. EMPHASIZING the importance of adhering to key principles, shared values and norms enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations,…
Fact Sheet: Announcing the Presidential Initiative for Democratic Renewal
“In the face of the sustained and alarming challenges to democracy and universal human rights around the world, more than ever, democracy needs champions.” President Joe Biden, December 9, 2021 Today, President Biden opened the first-ever Summit for Democracy, a forum for leaders from around the world to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing democracies…
Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. The United States faces persistent and increasingly sophisticated malicious cyber campaigns that threaten the public sector, the private sector, and ultimately the American people’s security and privacy. The Federal Government…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:12 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, okay. Well, thank you. (Laughter.) So, I want to start by addressing some devastating and alarming news from the Arizona Supreme Court. With today’s decision, millions of Arizonians will soon face an even more extreme…
Remarks by President Biden and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea in Joint Press Conference
The People’s HouseSeoul, Republic of Korea (May 21, 2022) 4:18 P.M. KST PRESIDENT YOON: (As interpreted.) Mr. President Biden, it is my honor to welcome you to the Republic of Korea. At this summit, we shared the goal of developing the ROK-U.S. alliance into a global, comprehensive, strategic alliance, and we discussed relevant actions to…
Remarks by President Biden, Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada, and President López Obrador of Mexico Before North American Leaders’ Summit
East Room 5:23 P.M. EST PRESIDENT BIDEN: All right, please sit down. Well, it’s an honor — I assume this is on. It’s an honor to — to welcome our two closest neighbors to the White House today: President López Obrador and Prime Minister Trudeau. I want to thank them for joining me in this first North…
Remarks by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Global Emerging Technology Summit
Remarks as delivered: In his address to the Joint Session of Congress in April, President Biden argued that the question of our time is whether democracy rather than autocracy is best poised to deliver for its citizens and to meet the major challenges of our time. And President Biden believes deeply, fundamentally, that making technology…
U.S.-EU Joint Statement of the Trade and Technology Council
I. Introduction The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) met outside Washington, D.C., on December 5, 2022. The meeting was co-chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, and European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, joined…